DAVID COPPERFIELD
David Copperfield, born David Seth Kotkin; September 16, 1956,
is an American illusionist, and has been described by Forbes as the
most commercially successful magician in history.
Copperfield’s television specials have won 21 Emmy Awards of a
total 38 nominations. Best known for his combination of
storytelling and illusion, Copperfield’s career of over 30 years
has earned him 11 Guinness World Records, a star on the Hollywood
Walk of Fame, and a knighthood by the French government; and he has
been named a Living Legend by the US Library of Congress.
Copperfield has so far sold 40 million tickets and grossed over
$3 billion, which is more than any other solo entertainer in
history. He currently performs over 500 shows a year.
When not performing, he creates experiences for his chain of
eleven islands in the Bahamas – Musha Cay and the Islands of
Copperfield Bay, which has completed a $35 million renovation under
Copperfield’s supervision.
Copperfield was born David Seth Kotkin in Metuchen, New Jersey,
the son of Jewish parents, Rebecca, an insurance adjuster, and
Hyman Kotkin, who owned and operated a men’s haberdashery in
Metuchen called Korby’s.[8] Copperfield’s mother was born in
Jerusalem, while his paternal grandparents were Jewish immigrants
from USSR (present-day Ukraine). In 1974
Copperfield graduated from Metuchen High School.
When Copperfield was 10, he began practicing magic as “Davino
the Boy Magician” in his neighborhood, and at the age of 12, became
the youngest person ever admitted to the Society of American
Magicians. Shy and a loner, the young Copperfield saw magic as a
way of fitting in and, later, as a way to get girls. As a teenager,
Copperfield became fascinated with Broadway and frequently snuck
into shows, especially musicals featuring Stephen Sondheim or Bob
Fosse. By age 16, he was teaching a course in magic at New York
University.
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